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2019 Tanglewood Season ListingAll programs and artists are subject to change.

Pre-season concerts (June 15-July 4):

For the second season, American Public Media’s popular Live from Herebroadcasts from Tanglewood Saturday, June 15, with its host, vocalist andmandolin virtuoso Chris Thile. James Taylor and his All-Star Band return toTanglewood on Wednesday, July 3, and Thursday, July 4, in Mr. Taylor’s onlyNew England performances this summer. The July 4 concert will be followedby a spectacular fireworks display over the Stockbridge Bowl in celebration of

the Independence Day holiday. Additional Popular Artist concerts will be announced in early 2019.

Saturday, June 15 5:45 p.m. ShedPopular Artists SeriesLive from Here at Tanglewoodwith Chris ThileLive broadcastAmerican Public Media’s popular Live from Here returns toTanglewood, with its host Chris Thile. He will be joined byan incredible array of special musical guests—some knownto all, and some who soon will be!—for a unique blend ofcomedy and spoken word. A vocalist and mandolinvirtuoso, Chris will perform his Song of the Week, writtenespecially by Thile for the evening's program.

Wednesday, July 3, 8 p.m. ShedThursday, July 4, 8 p.m. ShedPopular Artists SeriesJames Taylor at TanglewoodJames Taylor returns to Tanglewood with his All-Star Bandfor two nights!

Only New England performances this summer

Fireworks to follow the July 4 concert

Proceeds from this concert will be donated by Kim andJames Taylor to Tanglewood.

^ Tanglewood debut^^ Boston Symphony Orchestra debut

+ Tanglewood and Boston Symphony Orchestra debuts** 2019 Koussevitzky Artist

Week 1 (July 5-11):

The Boston Symphony Orchestra’s 2019 Tanglewood season opens Friday, July 5, with MusicDirector Andris Nelsons leading the orchestra in Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 22 in E-flat, K.482,with pianist Emanuel Ax, and Mahler’s Symphony No. 5. On Saturday, July 6,renowned violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter performs André Previn’s ViolinConcerto, Anne-Sophie—written for her in 2001 by Mr. Previn, whose 90th

birthday the BSO celebrates this season—with the orchestra and MaestroNelsons on a program with Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9. Ms. Mutter then joins the Boston PopsOrchestra and conductor David Newman on Sunday, July 7, for a program of music by celebratedfilm composer and Boston Pops Conductor Laureate John Williams. Mr. Nelsons also leads the

Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra in a July 8 program at Ozawa Hall including Shostakovich’sSymphony No. 1 and the TMC-commissioned world premiere of Detlef Glanert’s Concerto forTrumpet and Orchestra, featuring BSO principal trumpet Thomas Rolfs; Tchaikovsky’s fantasy-overture Hamlet and an additional work led by TMC Conducting Fellows willcomplete the program. Violinist Hilary Hahn performs an all-Bach program onWednesday, July 10, and on Thursday, July 11, the Venice Baroque Orchestraperforms in Ozawa Hall. Led by conductor and harpsichordist Andrea Marcon

and featuring mandolin player Avi Avital, the orchestra performs a program of works by ItalianBaroque composers, including Vivaldi, Albinoni, Corelli, and Barbella.

Friday, July 5, 6 p.m. Ozawa HallPrelude ConcertMembers of the Boston Symphony Orchestra

Friday, July 5, 8 p.m. ShedOpening Night at TanglewoodBoston Symphony OrchestraAndris Nelsons, conductorEmanuel Ax, pianoMOZART Piano Concerto No. 22 in E-flat, K.482MAHLER Symphony No. 5

Saturday, July 6, 10:30 a.m. ShedRehearsal, Saturday program

Saturday, July 6, 8 p.m. ShedBoston Symphony OrchestraAndris Nelsons, conductorAnne-Sophie Mutter, violinJoan TOWER Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman No. 1André PREVIN Violin Concerto, Anne-Sophie*DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 9, From the New World

*Celebrating Sir André Previn’s 90th birthday

Sunday, July 7, 2:30 p.m. ShedBoston Pops OrchestraDavid Newman, conductorAnne-Sophie Mutter, violinAcross the Stars: Music of John WilliamsJoin the Boston Pops for the first of three programs thissummer, celebrating the art of John Williams. Drawing fromher recent recording “Across the Stars,” the great violinistAnne-Sophie Mutter performs selections from Mr.Williams’s iconic scores in brilliant new arrangementscreated especially for her. The program includes music fromStar Wars and Memoirs of a Geisha, as well as the hauntingmelodies of Schindler’s List.

Monday, July 8, 8 p.m. Ozawa HallTanglewood Music Center OrchestraAndris Nelsons, conductorThomas Rolfs, trumpetTMC Conducting FellowsProgram to includeTCHAIKOVSKY Hamlet, Overture-fantasyDetlev GLANERT Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra

(world premiere, TMC commission)SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 1

Wednesday, July 10, 8 p.m. Ozawa HallHilary Hahn, violinALL-J.S. BACH PROGRAMSonata No. 2 in A minor for solo violin, BWV 1003Partita No. 3 in E for solo violin, BWV 1006Sonata No. 3 in C for solo violin, BWV 1005

Thursday, July 11, 8 p.m. Ozawa HallVenice Baroque OrchestraÂndrea Marcon, conductor and harpsichordÂvi Avital, mandolinVIVALDI Sinfonia in C for strings and continuo,

from L’Olimpiade, RV 725VIVALDI Concerto in D for lute, strings,

and continuo, RV 93ALBINONI Concerto in G for strings and

continuo, Op. 7, No. 4VIVALDI Concerto in G for mandolin, recorder, strings,

and continuo, RV 532CORELLI Concerto grosso in D, Op. 6, No. 4BARBELLA Concerto in D for mandolin, strings,

and continuoVIVALDI Sinfonia in C for strings

and basso continuo, RV 114VIVALDI Concerto in G minor, Op. 8, No. 2, Summer

Week 2 (July 12-17):

On Friday, July 12, Andris Nelsons conducts the BSO in Copland’s Quiet City—featuring two BSOprincipals, trumpet player Thomas Rolfs and English hornist Robert Sheena—and Symphony No.3. Jan Lisiecki makes his Tanglewood debut in Grieg’s Piano Concerto. OnSaturday, July 13, in one of the most anticipated performances of the summer,Mr. Nelsons leads the BSO in Verdi’s Requiem with soprano Kristine Opolais,mezzo-soprano Oksana Volkova, tenor Jonathan Tetelman, and bass-baritone

Ryan Speedo Green, along with the Tanglewood Festival Chorus, James Burton, conductor.Swedish trumpet player Håkan Hardenberger joins Maestro Nelsons and theorchestra on Sunday, July 14, for HK Gruber’s Aerial. The performance also includes Beethoven’sSymphony No. 4 and the “Dance of the Seven Veils” from Strauss’s Salome. On Monday, July 15,conductor Stefan Asbury and TMC Conducting Fellows lead the orchestra in aprogram to include Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6, Pathétique, and the worldpremiere and TMC commission of a new work for chamber orchestra byformer TMC Fellow Helen Grime. In Ozawa Hall, on Tuesday, July 16, classical

guitarist Miloš makes his Tanglewood debut, and on Wednesday, July 17, cellist Gautier Capuçonand pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet perform together in recital.


Friday, July 12, 6 p.m. 8 p.m. ShedBoston Symphony OrchestraAndris Nelsons, conductorJan Lisiecki, piano^Thomas Rolfs, trumpetRobert Sheena, English hornCOPLAND Quiet CityGRIEG Piano ConcertoCOPLAND Symphony No. 3

Saturday, July 13, 10:30 a.m. ShedRehearsal, Sunday program

Saturday, July 13, 8 p.m. ShedBoston Symphony OrchestraAndris Nelsons, conductorKristine Opolais, sopranoOksana Volkova, mezzo-soprano+Jonathan Tetelman, tenorRyan Speedo Green, bass-baritoneTanglewood Festival Chorus,

James Burton, conductorVERDI Requiem

Sunday, July 14, 2:30 p.m. ShedBoston Symphony OrchestraAndris Nelsons, conductorHåkan Hardenberger, trumpetBEETHOVEN Symphony No. 4HK GRUBER Aerial, Concerto for trumpet and orchestraSTRAUSS “Dance of the Seven Veils” from Salome

Monday, July 15, 8 p.m. Ozawa HallTanglewood Music Center OrchestraStefan Asbury, conductorTMC Conducting FellowsProgram to includeHelen GRIME New work

(world premiere; TMC commission)TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6, Pathétique

Tuesday, July 16, 8 p.m. Ozawa HallMiloš, classical guitar^J.S. BACH Suite No. 2 in C minor, BWV 997GRANADOS from 12 Spanish Dances:

No. 5, AndaluzaNo. 2, Oriental

ALBÉNIZ AsturiasVILLA-LOBOS Five PreludesLENNON/McCARTNEY (arr. Sergio Assad) “Blackbird”LENNON/McCARTNEY (arr. Sergio Assad) “Yesterday”HARRISON/LENNON/McCARTNEY (arr. Sergio Assad)

“While My Guitar Gently Weeps”Mathias DUPLESSY Cavalcade

Wednesday, July 17, 8 p.m. Ozawa HallGautier Capuçon, celloJean-Yves Thibaudet, pianoSCHUMANN Fantasiestücke, Op. 73BRAHMS Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op. 38SIBELIUS Malinconia, Op. 20SHOSTAKOVICH Cello Sonata in D minor, Op. 40

Week 3 (July 19-25):

Andris Nelsons continues his four weeks of programs with the BSO on Friday, July 19, leading theorchestra in a French program, including works by Debussy, Ravel, and French-Americancomposer Betsy Jolas. Gautier Capuçon joins the orchestra for Saint-Saëns’s Cello Concerto No. 1.On Saturday, July 20, Maestro Nelsons and the BSO perform the worldpremiere of Kevin Puts’ The Brightness of Light, a work for voices and orchestrainspired by letters between Georgia O’Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz; it was

written especially for Renée Fleming and Rod Gilfry, the featured soloists. Mr. Nelsons alsoconducts Elgar’s Enigma Variations. Pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet joins Mr. Nelsons and the BSO onSunday, July 21, for two works by Gershwin: the Piano Concerto in F and Variations on “I Got

Rhythm,” for piano and orchestra. The BSO also performs Stravinsky’s Petrushka. Tanglewood onParade, featuring the BSO, Boston Pops, and Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra, takes placethis year on Tuesday, July 23. The BSO’s entire conducting leadership—Andris Nelsons, KeithLockhart, John Williams, Thomas Wilkins, and James Burton—will conduct theconcert, which includes the traditional program finale, Tchaikovsky’s 1812Overture, followed by a spectacular fireworks display over the Stockbridge

Bowl. On Wednesday, July 24, 2019 Koussevitzky Artist Renée Fleming joins the Emerson StringQuartet for a program including the world premiere of a new work by André Previn and renownedplaywright Tom Stoppard: Penelope, for soprano, string quartet, and piano. Closing out the week,violinist Stefan Jackiw, pianist Jeremy Denk, and vocal quartet Hudson Shad perform an all-Ives program on Thursday,July 25, in Ozawa Hall.


Friday, July 19, 8 p.m. ShedBoston Symphony OrchestraAndris Nelsons, conductorGautier Capuçon, celloBetsy JOLAS A Little Summer SuiteSAINT-SAËNS Cello Concerto No. 1DEBUSSY La MerRAVEL La Valse

UnderScore Friday Concert


Saturday, July 20, 8 p.m. ShedBoston Symphony OrchestraAndris Nelsons, conductorRenée Fleming, soprano**Rod Gilfry, baritone+Wendall Harrington, video artistELGAR Enigma VariationsKevin PUTS The Brightness of Light

(world premiere; BSO co-commission)The letters of iconic American artist Georgia O’Keeffe andher husband, the photographer and curator Alfred Stieglitz,are full of poetry, humor, passion, pain, and longing.Written over the many months and years they lived apart,these letters chronicle their initial flirtations in 1915—whenGeorgia was a young, aspiring artist—to Alfred’s death in1946. Written especially for Renée Fleming and Rod Gilfry,and accompanied by projections by Wendall Harrington,The Brightness of Light is the story of a great artist whoultimately turns from a painful marriage to embrace herwork and the desert landscape she loves.

Sunday, July 21 2:30 p.m. ShedBoston Symphony OrchestraAndris Nelsons, conductorJean-Yves Thibaudet, pianoGERSHWIN Piano Concerto in FGERSHWIN Variations on “I Got Rhythm,” for piano

and orchestraSTRAVINSKY Petrushka

Tuesday, July 23, 8 p.m. ShedTanglewood on ParadeBoston Symphony OrchestraBoston Pops OrchestraTanglewood Music Center OrchestraBoston Symphony Children’s ChoirAndris Nelsons, Keith Lockhart, John Williams, ThomasWilkins, and James Burton, conductorsProgram to includeWAGNER “The Ride of the Valkyries” from Die WalküreJames BURTON The Lost Words, for children’s choir

and orchestra (world premiere)TCHAIKOVSKY 1812 Overture

Fireworks to follow the concert

Wednesday, July 24, 8 p.m. Ozawa HallRenée Fleming, soprano**Emerson String QuartetWALKER Lyric for StringsRichard WERNICK String Quartet No. 10BARBER String Quartet, Op. 11André PREVIN and Tom STOPPARD Penelope, for soprano,

string quartet, and piano(world premiere; BSO co-commission)*

*Celebrating Sir André Previn’s 90th birthday

Thursday, July 25, 8 p.m. Ozawa HallStefan Jackiw, violin^Jeremy Denk, pianoHudson Shad, vocal quartetÂLL-IVES PROGRAMViolin Sonata No. 4, Children’s DayViolin Sonata No. 3Violin Sonata No. 2Violin Sonata No. 1Plus hymns, patriotic songs, and marches that inspiredthese sonatas

Week 4 (July 26-August 1):

In one of the biggest undertakings in Tanglewood’s 82-year history, Andris Nelsons will lead acomplete concert performance of Wagner’s Die Walküre, with a cast of superb soloists includingAmber Wagner (Sieglinde), Christine Goerke (Brünnhilde), Simon O’Neill(Siegmund), James Rutherford (Wotan), and Ain Anger (Hunding), performingthe work with the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra over the course of twodays and three performances: Saturday, July 27, at 8 p.m. (Act I) and Sunday,

July 28, at 2:30 p.m. (Act II) and 6:30 p.m. (Act III). Prior to those concerts, on Friday, July 26, Mr.Nelsons and the BSO are joined by Paul Lewis for Mozart’s Piano Concerto. No. 12 in A, K.414, on

a program with the BSO’s first performance of Shostakovich’s rarely heard Symphony No. 2 andRavel’s complete Daphnis et Chloé. Mr. Lewis continues his survey of the music of Haydn, Brahms,and Beethoven, in Ozawa Hall on July 30. On Wednesday, July 31, baritone Thomas Hampson,pianist Lara Downes, and the Beyond Liberty Players perform a programentitled “Songs of America: Beyond Liberty,” performing works from theAmerican Songbook to explore the influential people and monumental events

that helped create and define “the land of the free.” The National Youth Orchestra of the UnitedStates returns to Tanglewood on Thursday, August 1, under the baton of conductor Sir AntonioPappano in a program featuring mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato.


Friday, July 26, 8 p.m. ShedBoston Symphony OrchestraAndris Nelsons, conductorPaul Lewis, pianoTanglewood Festival Chorus,

James Burton, conductorSHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 2MOZART Piano Concerto No. 12 in A, K.414RAVEL Daphnis et Chloé (complete)

Saturday, July 27, 10 a.m. Ozawa HallBoston Symphony OrchestraThomas Wilkins, conductorBSO Family Concert


Saturday, July 27, 8 p.m. ShedThe Leonard Bernstein Memorial ConcertTanglewood Music Center OrchestraAndris Nelsons, conductorAmber Wagner, soprano (Sieglinde)Simon O’Neill, tenor (Siegmund)Âin Anger, bass (Hunding)WAGNER Die Walküre, Act I

Concert performance sung in German with Englishsupertitles

Sunday, July 28, 2:30 p.m. (Act II) ShedSunday, July 28, 6:30 p.m. (Act III) ShedTanglewood Music Center OrchestraAndris Nelsons, conductorAmber Wagner, soprano (Sieglinde)Christine Goerke, soprano (Brünnhilde)Mezzo-soprano to be announced (Fricka)Simon O’Neill, tenor (Siegmund)James Rutherford, bass-baritone (Wotan)Âin Anger, bass (Hunding)Eve Gigliotti^, Wendy Bryn Harmer^, Kelly Cae Hogan^,

Ronnita Miller^, Mary Phillips, and Renée Tatum(Valkyries)

WAGNER Die Walküre, Acts II and III

Concert performance sung in German with Englishsupertitles

Tuesday, July 30, 8 p.m. Ozawa HallPaul Lewis, pianoHAYDN Sonata No. 34 in E minorBRAHMS Three Intermezzi, Op. 117BEETHOVEN Seven Bagatelles, Op. 33HAYDN Sonata No. 52 in E-flat

Wednesday, July 31, 8 p.m. Ozawa HallThomas Hampson, baritoneLara Downes, piano^The Beyond Liberty Players^Song of America: Beyond LibertyBeloved American baritone Thomas Hampson opens theAmerican Songbook to explore the influential people andmonumental events that helped create and define “the landof the free.” Guiding the audience through centuries ofstories, Mr. Hampson will share personal anecdotes andreadings, offering a rich context within which to celebrateAmerica’s history of song.

Thursday, August 1, 8 p.m. Ozawa HallNational Youth Orchestra of the United States of AmericaSir Antonio Pappano, conductor^Joyce DiDonato, mezzo-soprano^BERLIOZ Les Nuits d’étéSTRAUSS An Alpine Symphony

Week 5 (August 2-7)

On Friday, August 2, violinist Joshua Bell marks his 30th anniversary performing at Tanglewood,joining BSO Associate Conductor Ken-David Masur and the orchestra for Dvořák’s Violin Concerto, on a program with Martinů’s Memorial to Lidice and Dvořák’s Symphony No. 8. Conductor Asher Fisch is joined by violinist Pinchas Zukerman and cellistAmanda Forsyth for the American premiere and BSO co-commission of AvnerDorman’s Double Concerto for violin, cello, and orchestra on Saturday, August

3, celebrating Mr. Zukerman’s 70th birthday; the program also includes the overture toSchumann’s Genoveva, Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 3, Scottish, andBeethoven’s Romance No. 1 in G for violin and orchestra, featuring Mr. Zukerman. Pianist YefimBronfman joins Russian conductor Dima Slobodeniouk and the BSO on Sunday, August 4, forRachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3 on a program with Sibelius’s Symphony No. 1. Mr. Bronfmanperforms an all-Beethoven program in recital on Wednesday, August 7, in Ozawa Hall. OnTuesday, August 6, frequent collaborators pianist Emanuel Ax, violinist Leonidas Kavakos, andcellist Yo-Yo Ma perform select Beethoven piano trios in recital together in Ozawa Hall.

Friday, August 2, 6 p.m. Ozawa HallPrelude ConcertMembers of the Boston Symphony Orchestra

Friday, August 2, 8 p.m. ShedThe Serge and Olga Koussevitzky Memorial ConcertBoston Symphony OrchestraKen-David Masur, conductorJoshua Bell, violinMARTINŮ Memorial to LidiceDVOŘÁK Violin Concerto DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 8


Saturday, August 3, 10:30 a.m. ShedRehearsal, Sunday program

Saturday, August 3, 8 p.m. ShedBoston Symphony OrchestraAsher Fisch, conductorPinchas Zukerman, violinAmanda Forsyth, celloSCHUMANN Overture to GenovevaAvner DORMAN Double Concerto for violin, cello,

and orchestra (American premiere; BSO co-commission)BEETHOVEN Romance No. 1 in G for violin and orchestraMENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 3, Scottish

Sunday, August 4, 2:30 p.m. ShedBoston Symphony OrchestraDima Slobodeniouk, conductorYefim Bronfman, pianoRACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 3SIBELIUS Symphony No. 1

Tuesday, August 6, 8 p.m. Ozawa HallEmanuel Ax, pianoLeonidas Kavakos, violinYo-Yo Ma, celloALL-BEETHOVEN PROGRAMSelected trios for piano, violin, and cello

Wednesday, August 7, 8 p.m. Ozawa HallYefim Bronfman, pianoALL-BEETHOVEN PROGRAMSonata No. 5 in C minor, Op. 10, No. 1Sonata No. 6 in F, Op. 10, No. 2Sonata No. 7 in D, Op. 10, No. 3Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57, Appassionata

Week 6 (August 9-15)

Leonidas Kavakos joins the BSO as conductor and violinist on Friday, August 9, for a programincluding Beethoven’s Violin Concerto and Dvořák’s Symphony No. 7. On Saturday, August 10, Venezuelan conductor Rafael Payare makes his BSO and Tanglewood debuts,leading the orchestra on August 10 in Carreño’s Margaritena, Rachmaninoff’sPiano Concerto No. 1, with Nikolai Lugansky, and Brahms’s Symphony No. 1.BSO Artistic Partner Thomas Adès conducts the BSO on Sunday, August 11, in

a program including Ives’s Three Places in New England and two works by Beethoven: hisSymphony No. 6, Pastoral, and Piano Concerto No. 4, featuring pianist Inon Barnatan in his BSO

and Tanglewood debuts. On Sunday, August 11, at 7:30 p.m., Yo-Yo Ma performs Bach’s Suitesfor unaccompanied cello in the Shed. The performance is part of Mr. Ma’s The Bach Project, inwhich Mr. Ma sets out to perform Johann Sebastian Bach’s six suites for solo cello in one sittingin 36 locations on six continents, coinciding with the release of Mr. Ma’s thirdand final recording of the famous work for solo cello, a touchstone of the cellorepertoire. On Tuesday, August 13, Emanuel Ax and Leonidas Kavakos perform

an all-Beethoven program including Violin Sonatas No. 4, 6, and 10, and on Thursday, August 15,The Knights return to Ozawa Hall with violinist Gil Shaham as soloist in Brahms’ Violin Concerto.During the 2019 Tanglewood season, BSO Artistic Partner Thomas Adès curates his second Festivalof Contemporary Music, August 8-12. The 2019 FCM, featuring performances by Fellows of theTanglewood Music Center, will include a world premiere by composer Andrew Hamilton, and nine Americanpremiere performances of works by Richard Ayres, Gerald Barry, Erika Fox, Andrew Hamilton, György Kurtág, HildaParedes, Poul Ruders, and Nathan Shields. Complete details can be seen in the full season listing here.


Friday, August 9, 8 p.m. ShedBoston Symphony OrchestraLeonidas Kavakos, conductor and violinBEETHOVEN Violin ConcertoDVOŘÁK Symphony No. 7



Saturday, August 10, 8 p.m. ShedBoston Symphony OrchestraRafael Payare, conductor+Nikolai Lugansky, pianoCARREÑO MargaritenaRACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 1BRAHMS Symphony No. 1

Sunday, August 11, 2:30 p.m. ShedBoston Symphony OrchestraThomas Adès, conductorInon Barnatan, piano+IVES Three Places in New EnglandBEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 4BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 6, Pastoral

Sunday, August 11, 7:30 p.m.ShedYo-Yo Ma, celloJ.S. BACH Suites for unaccompanied celloIn this special Sunday-evening Shed concert, Yo-Yo Ma playsall six of J.S. Bach’s Suites for Solo Cello, music that has givenhim, in his own words, “sustenance, comfort, and joy duringtimes of stress, celebration, and loss.” This concert is partof his two-year global initiative, “The Bach Project,”encompassing performances he will give of the Bach suitesacross six continents, coupled with what he calls “days ofaction,” seeking “to put culture in action by bringing peopleand organizations together to address pressing socialissues” and “invite all of us to think differently about therole of culture in society.”

Tuesday, August 13, 8 p.m. Ozawa HallLeonidas Kavakos, violinEmanuel Ax, pianoALL-BEETHOVEN PROGRAMViolin Sonata No. 4 in A minor, Op. 23Violin Sonata No. 6 in A, Op. 30, No. 1Violin Sonata No. 10 in G, Op. 96

Thursday, August 15, 8 p.m. Ozawa HallThe KnightsEric Jacobsen, conductorGil Shaham, violinLIGETI Concert RomânescBRAHMS Violin ConcertoGyörgy KURTÁG Signs, Games, and MessagesKODÁLY Dances of GalántaBRAHMS (arr. Paul Brantley) Four Hungarian Dances


On Friday, August 16, Tanglewood presents Star Wars: A New Hope, featuring a viewing of theclassic 1977 film, with the Boston Pops Orchestra performing John Williams’s iconic score, underthe direction of Boston Pops Conductor Keith Lockhart. François-Xavier Roth makes hisTanglewood debut conducting the BSO in two programs, Saturday, August 17,and Sunday, August 18, featuring music by Schumann and Brahms. OnSaturday, he is joined by pianist Kirill Gerstein for Brahms’s Piano Concerto No.

2 on a program with Schumann’s Symphony No. 2. On Sunday, Yo-Yo Ma joins Mr. Roth and theorchestra for Schumann’s Cello Concerto on a program with Schumann’s Concert Piece for four

horns and orchestra, featuring BSO horn players, and Brahms’s Serenade No.1. Giancarlo Guerrero joins the TMCO on Sunday, August 18, for the orchestra’s final concert ofthe 2019 season, which will include a performance of Mahler’s Symphony No. 4. In one of onlytwo U.S. engagements on the ensemble’s 2019 international tour, the Hong Kong ChineseOrchestra, led by conductor Huichang Yan, closes out the Ozawa Hall schedule on Wednesday,August 21, with a program based on its repertoire of both time-honored Chinese music and

contemporary works, many composed especially for the orchestra by some of the leading composers of our time.


Friday, August 16, 8 p.m. ShedBoston Pops OrchestraKeith Lockhart, conductorStar Wars: A New Hope (film with live orchestra)Join Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops as they present thisclassic film with live orchestral accompaniment. Set 30years after Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, Star Wars: ANew Hope, the fourth episode of the saga, returns to thedesert planet of Tatooine. A young Luke Skywalker (MarkHamill) begins to discover his destiny when, searching for alost droid, he is saved by reclusive Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi(Alec Guinness). A civil war rages in the galaxy, and Rebelforces struggle against the evil Galactic Empire, Luke andObi- Wan enlist the aid of hotshot pilot, Han Solo (HarrisonFord). Joined by the quirky droid duo R2-D2 and C-3PO, theunlikely team sets out to rescue Rebel leader Princess Leia(Carrie Fisher) and make use of the stolen plans to destroythe Empire’s ultimate weapon. In a legendaryconfrontation, the rogue group mounts an attack againstthe Death Star for a climactic battle with the evil Sith LordDarth Vader.


Saturday, August 17, 8 p.m. ShedBoston Symphony OrchestraFrançois-Xavier Roth, conductor^Kirill Gerstein, pianoBRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 2SCHUMANN Symphony No. 2

Sunday, August 18, 2:30 p.m. ShedBoston Symphony OrchestraFrançois-Xavier Roth, conductorYo-Yo Ma, celloMembers of the BSO horn sectionSCHUMANN Concert Piece for four horns and orchestraSCHUMANN Cello ConcertoBRAHMS Serenade No. 1

Sunday, August 18, 8 p.m. Ozawa HallTanglewood Music Center OrchestraGiancarlo Guerrero, conductorTMC Conducting FellowsProgram to includeMAHLER Symphony No. 4

Wednesday, August 21, 8 p.m. Ozawa HallHong Kong Chinese Orchestra^Huichang Yan, conductor^With its roots in the musical heritage of its homeland, theHong Kong Chinese Orchestra is a cultural phenomenon: anensemble of more than 80 players, performing ontraditional Chinese instruments placed in a Westernorchestral configuration. The orchestra has built arepertoire that includes not only time-honored Chinesemusic but also contemporary works, many composedespecially for the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra by some ofthe leading composers of our time. This is one of only twoU.S. engagements on the ensemble’s 2019 internationaltour.


On Friday, August 23, BSO Assistant Conductor Yu-An Chang leads the BSO in the overture toMendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G featuring Ingrid Fliter,and Schubert’s Symphony No. 2. Long established as one of Tanglewood’s most anticipated andbeloved evenings, John Williams’ Film Night returns on Saturday, August 24,with Boston Pops Conductor Laureate John Williams introducing the festiveevening, which features the Boston Pops and conductor David Newman

performing a program celebrating the music of Hollywood and beyond. And closing out the BSO’s2019 Tanglewood season, Giancarlo Guerrero leads the BSO, TanglewoodFestival Chorus, with vocal soloists Nicole Cabell, J’Nai Bridges, Nicholas Phan,and Morris Robinson, in the orchestra’s traditional season-ending performance of Beethoven’sNinth Symphony on Sunday, August 25. The concert opens with Schoenberg’s Friede auf Erden(Peace on Earth), for unaccompanied chorus, featuring the Tanglewood Festival Chorus.

Friday, August 23, 6 p.m. Ozawa HallPrelude ConcertTanglewood Festival Chorus, James Burton, conductor

Friday, August 23, 8 p.m. ShedBoston Symphony OrchestraYu-An Chang, conductor^Îngrid Fliter, pianoMENDELSSOHN Overture to A Midsummer Night’s DreamRAVEL Piano Concerto in GSCHUBERT Symphony No. 2


Saturday, August 24, 8 p.m. ShedJohn Williams’ Film NightBoston PopsDavid Newman, conductorJohn Williams, hostJohn Williams’ Film Night has long been established as oneof the Tanglewood calendar’s most anticipated and belovedevenings. Join Mr. Williams as he introduces this year’scelebration of the music of Hollywood and beyond,featuring the Boston Pops and conductor David Newman.

Sunday, August 25, 2:30 p.m. ShedBoston Symphony OrchestraGiancarlo Guerrero, conductorNicole Cabell, sopranoJ’Nai Bridges, mezzo-soprano+Nicholas Phan, tenorMorris Robinson, bassTanglewood Festival Chorus,

James Burton, conductorSCHOENBERG Friede auf Erden (Peace on Earth),

for unaccompanied chorusBEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9

2019 TANGLEWOOD SEASON: HOW TO PURCHASE TICKETS AND ORDER A BROCHURE,FAMILY-FRIENDLY ACTIVITIES, PATRON PERKS AND AMENITIES, THE BSO MEDIA CENTER,AND SPONSORSHIP

HOW TO PURCHASE TICKETS AND ORDER A BROCHURETickets for the 2019 Tanglewood season—regular-season ticket prices range from $12-$130*—go on saleon Sunday, February 10, at 10 a.m. Tickets are available through Tanglewood’s website,www.tanglewood.org, through Symphony Charge at 888-266-1200, and at the Symphony Hall Box Officeat 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, MA. Tickets will also be available for purchase in person at theTanglewood Box Office at Tanglewood’s Main Gate on West Street in Lenox, MA, beginning June 12.American Express, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and cash are all accepted at the Tanglewood Box Office.For further information and box office hours, please call the Boston Symphony Orchestra at 617-266-1492or visit www.tanglewood.org. Tickets purchased online or over the phone are also subject to a $6.50handling fee. *Please note: Ticket prices for additional popular artist concerts to be featured during the2019 Tanglewood season will be set when the that schedule is announced over the coming months.Tanglewood brochures with complete programs and information on how to order tickets will be availablein early February by calling 617-266-1492 or visiting www.tanglewood.org. For Berkshire touristinformation and reservations, contact the Berkshire Visitors Bureau at 413-743-4500 or visitwww.berkshires.org.

FREE AND DISCOUNTED LAWN TICKETS, ACTIVITIES FOR MUSIC LOVERS OF ALL AGES, AND MOREThe BSO’s $20 tickets for attendees under 40 will be available during the 2018 Tanglewood season forselect performances; these tickets are available starting at the end of May on a first-come, first-servedbasis through www.tanglewood.org and through Symphony Charge. Eligible patrons may purchase up totwo tickets per show and must provide proof of age when picking up their tickets at “will call” in order toreceive the discount. Tickets for Saturday-morning rehearsals range from $14-$34; certain blackout dateswill apply. Tanglewood is pleased to offer free lawn tickets for children and young people age 17 andyounger; up to four free children’s lawn tickets are available per parent/legal guardian per concert at theTanglewood Box Office on the day of the concert, as all patrons, regardless of age, must have a ticket.Please note that the free lawn ticket policy does not apply to organized groups. For Popular Artistsconcerts, free lawn tickets are only available for children under age 2.

Saturday-Morning Rehearsals in the Shed allow audiences to watch the BSO in rehearsal. Saturday-Morning Rehearsal Shed seats, priced $24-$34, are reserved/ticketed seating only, with $14 generaladmission Lawn seating; these rehearsals begin at 10:30 a.m., with a Pre-Rehearsal Talk at 9:30 a.m. freeto Rehearsal ticket holders. A discount of 15% off the regular ticket price will be applied to orders with aminimum of four Rehearsals. Tickets for Saturday-Morning Rehearsals can be purchased in person atSymphony Hall, over the phone at 888-266-1200, or online at www.tanglewood.org starting February 10,and at the Tanglewood Box Office (beginning June 12).

Tanglewood’s Lawn Pass Book contains 11 tickets that are valid for all regular and specially priced BSO andPops concerts in the Koussevitzky Music Shed and Ozawa Hall. Lawn Pass Books are priced at $190 throughJune 23 and $200 thereafter. The Tanglewood Grass Pass is a season lawn pass priced at $225; thesetickets are non-transferable. In addition, Year-round Berkshire County residents of Massachusetts maypurchase a Berkshire Resident Season Lawn Pass priced at $100; local residents must show a validMassachusetts license which is required to obtain a photo ID pass. Tickets for the Lawn Pass Book maybe purchased in advance and make great gifts. Grass Passes and Berkshire Resident Season Lawn Passesare available for purchase in person at the Main Gate Box Office beginning June 12; Lawn Pass Book ticketsand Berkshire/Grass passes are not valid for Popular Artist concerts.

For complete information on Group Discounts and other group benefits, including ticket discounts,advance ticket sales, and exclusive use of Tanglewood’s private tents either before or after concerts,please call the Group Sales Office at 617-638-9345 or 800-933-4255.

TANGLEWOOD PATRON ACTIVITIES FOR ADULTS/CHILDREN/FAMILIES: PATRON PERKS AND EDUCATIONOPTIONS, PLUS YOGA ON THE LAWN EVERY SATURDAYSummer Sundays Return to Tanglewood in 2019 and Other Family Friendly ActivitiesSummer Sundays will return to Tanglewood, bringing activities for all ages to the festival grounds everySunday afternoon throughout the season. The Tanglewood grounds will open at noon on Sundays for anafternoon of kid-friendly events including musical arts and crafts, temporary tattoos, and other specialactivities; offerings for adults will include wine and food tastings in pop-up tents found throughout thegrounds, and lectures that will appeal to all ages. Summer Sundays also offers “What's That Sound?”, achance to see and hear various instruments of the orchestra up close, from bassoon to harp, organ toalpine horn, and “Watch and Play,” an interactive musical performance designed to engage children, ages3-10, in the Tanglewood musical experience. In addition to the Summer Sunday offerings, Tanglewoodprovides special programs for kids, such as the popular Kids’ Corner, a craft-related project supervised andsupported by BSO staff on weekends. Admission to Summer Sundays and family-friendly activities is freeto all BSO concert ticket holders; activities will take place 1 p.m. each Sunday at the Tanglewood VisitorCenter.

UnderScore Fridays and Friday- and Saturday-evening Prelude ConcertsThe orchestra will offer three UnderScore Fridays performances on July 19, August 2, and August 9; thisprogram features BSO musicians discussing the evening’s program from the stage prior to these Fridayevening concerts at 8 p.m. Admission to UnderScore Fridays is free to all BSO concert ticket holders.Friday-evening Prelude Concerts, at 6 p.m. in Ozawa Hall, feature BSO musicians in small ensemble andchamber music settings. Saturday-evening Prelude Concerts, which will be presented primarily in Studio Aof the Center for Music and Learning from July 6-August 17, feature Tanglewood Music Center Fellows inperformance. Admission to Prelude Concerts is free to all BSO concert ticket holders.

One Day University on June 23Tanglewood will partner with acclaimed lifelong learning series One Day University, for the ninth season.Award-winning professors from three renowned schools will present their best lecture in Ozawa Hall onSunday, June 23, from 9:30 a.m. until 1:15 p.m. Founding Director of the Center for Presidential Historyat Southern Methodist University Professor Jeffrey Engel will present “American Immigration: What’s Factand What’s Fiction”; Bard College Professor of Literature and Joseph Luzzi will present “Three RemarkableBooks That Changed America”; and Professor of Music at Georgetown University Anna Celenza willpresent “Three Musical Masterpieces That Changed America.” Price of admission is $159 including allthree lectures. Tickets for One Day University can be purchased in person at Symphony Hall or theTanglewood Box Office beginning June 12, over the phone at 888-266-1200, or online atwww.tanglewood.org.

Yoga on the Lawn Every Saturday Morning During Open RehearsalsOnce again this summer, in collaboration with the Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health, Tanglewood is pleasedto offer hour-long yoga classes taught by fully accredited Kripalu teachers from 10:15–11:15 a.m. onSaturday mornings (weather permitting). Located at the top of the lawn near the Tappan Manor House,these weekly classes are available at no additional charge to Saturday-morning BSO Rehearsal ticket-holders, on July 6, 13, 20, and 27, and August 3, 10, 17, and 24.

Walking ToursTanglewood offers free hour-long walking tours of Tanglewood’s grounds and performance spaces to thegeneral public from July 6-August 25 on Tuesdays at 1:30 p.m., Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m., Saturdays at

1:30 p.m. and Sundays at 12:30 p.m. (on Sundays, only available for ticket holders only). Walking Toursbegin at the Visitors Center at the Tanglewood Manor House.

TANGLEWOOD DINING OPTIONSThe Highwood Manor House will be open to the public for dinner on Friday and Saturday, and for Sundaybrunch. Highwood offers an elegant buffet dinner at a fixed price of $65 per person and a Sunday Brunchbuffet for $45 (inclusive of tax; 18% gratuity will be added to the bill). Cocktails, bottled wine, and à lacarte desserts are also available. For reservations, call 413-637-4486 at least 48 hours in advance.Highwood will also be open post-concert on Sundays, weather permitting, for cocktails and lightappetizers. Tanglewood also offers two casual dining locations—the casual fare of the Tanglewood Caféand the Tanglewood Grille featuring Taste of the Berkshires with offerings from local favorite restaurants.Additionally, guests may also order picnics to enjoy on the spacious groups in advance online attanglewood.org/dining or by phone at 413-637-5152. For those attending Shed concerts, light snacks andbeverages are available for purchase at the Shed and Tappan Shacks and the Shed Beer Garden wheneverthe grounds are open for concerts.

For those patrons picnicking and listening to the concerts on the lawn, Tanglewood offers Lawn ChairRentals, for a fee of $5, available by the beer garden during Shed concerts, and at the Bernstein Gate forOzawa Hall performances.

BUS SERVICE AND LODGING DETAILSBus series to the Lenox area is offered by Peter Pan and Greyhound Bus Lines. For fare and schedulinginformation, please call 800-343-9999 or 800-231-2222. Special excursions are offered by the BerkshireTour Company at 781-438-8620. Contact the Berkshire Visitors Bureau at 413-743-4500, orBerkshires.org, to obtain a guide to lodging, dining, and other activities in the area. Visitors may alsopatronize the many generous Tanglewood Business Partners who support our organization. For acomplete list, visit tanglewood.org/partners.

MEDIA CENTER OFFERINGS AT BSO.ORG INCLUDING BSO APP AND MOBILE WEB OPTIONSThe BSO's Media Center and www.bso.orgThe Boston Symphony Orchestra’s extensive website, BSO.org, is one of the world’s largest and most-visited orchestral websites, receiving approximately 20 million visitors annually and generating over $134million in revenue since its launch in 1996.The Boston Symphony Orchestra is on:Facebook: www.facebook.com/BostonSymphonyTwitter: @BostonSymphonyInstagram: www.instagram.com/BostonSymphonyYoutube:www.YouTube.com/BostonSymphonyTanglewood is on:Facebook: www.facebook.com/TanglewoodMusicFestivalTwitter: @TanglewoodMAInstagram: www.instagram.com/tanglewoodmusicfestival

The site’s Media Center consolidates its numerous new media initiatives in one location. In addition tocomprehensive access to all BSO, Boston Pops, Tanglewood, and Symphony Hall performance schedules,patrons have access to a number of free media options. Free offerings include WCRB radio broadcaststreams of select BSO, Boston Pops, and Tanglewood performances; a free music stream of Boston Popsrecordings; audio concert preview podcasts; Emmy Award-winning audio and video interviews with guestartists and BSO musicians; music excerpts highlighting upcoming programs as well as all self-producedalbums by the BSO, Boston Pops, Boston Symphony Chamber Players, Tanglewood Festival Chorus, andTanglewood Music Center Fellows, and complete program notes for all performances, which can be

downloaded and printed or saved offline to an e-reading device such as a Kindle or Nook. The BSO MediaCenter is available by visiting www.BSO.org/mediacenter.

BSO Phone and Tablet Apps and Mobile Web OfferingsThe BSO’s free phone app provides concertgoers with a platform through which to interact with theBoston Symphony, Boston Pops, and Tanglewood. A highlight of the app, “Watch & Listen,” provides userswith a variety of concert-related content including audio podcasts, and multimedia video podcasts. Theapp also provides ticketing and schedule information, as well as practical information about, and planningyour visit to, Symphony Hall. The app is available for download and installation on iPhone devices via theiTunes App Store, and on Android devices via Google Play.

The orchestra’s website, BSO.org, is also mobile-device compatible. Patrons can visit BSO.org on theirmobile device to access performance schedules, purchase tickets as well as pre-performance food andbeverages, download program notes, music clips, and concert previews, watch video exclusives, and makedonations to the BSO—all in the palm of their hand.

SPONSORSHIPDelta Air Lines is the Official Airline of the BSO. Commonwealth Worldwide Executive Transportation isthe Official Chauffeured Transportation of the BSO.

For further information, call the Boston Symphony Orchestra at 617-266-1492. The Boston SymphonyOrchestra is online at www.bso.org. All programs and artists are subject to change.

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PRESS CONTACT:Bernadette Horgan, Director of Public Relations ([email protected]) 617-638-9285Taryn Lott, Assistant Director of Public Relations ([email protected]) 617-638-9283

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